Family of Straight lines

Straight Line of Class 11

Family of Straight Lines

Any line passing through the point of intersection of L1 = 0 and L2 = 0

(where L1 = a1x + b1y + c1, L2 = a2x + b2y + c2)

is L1 + λL2 = 0, where λ is a parameter.

Concurrent Lines (Lines meeting in a point)

Three lines

a1x + b1y + c1 = 0

a2x + b2y + c2 = 0

a3x + b3y + c3 = 0

are concurrent if Family of Straight lines = 0 or, alternatively if there exists real number α, β, γ not all zero such that αL1 + βL2 + γL3= 0

The image of a point with respect to a straight line Image of the point A(x1, y1) in a line ax + by + c = 0 is B(x, y)

Family of Straight lines

Equation of the angle bisectors of two lines (angle bisector of the lines) a1x + b1y + c1 = 0 and a2x + b2y + c2 = 0

a1b2 ≠ b1a2 and c1 > 0, c2 > 0 are Family of Straight lines = ± Family of Straight lines

Equation obtained choosing '+' sign is the bisector of the angle containing the origin. Other equation is the equation of the bisector of the angle not containing origin.

If a1a2 + b1b2 > 0 then origin lies in the obtuse angle and if a1a2 + b1b2 < 0, then origin lies in the acute angle.

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